User Requirements for Developing Robot-Assisted Interventions for Autistic Children

Various benefits are being envisioned for enhancing autism interventions with a robot. But what features should such interventions have if they are to be successful? While there are quite a few papers that describe specific user requirements or needs, a more comprehensive account thereof should help to inform the development of such interventions. We therefore present a literature review on the user requirements for robot-assisted interventions. We report on various themes that emerged from our analysis and discuss how enhancing an intervention with a robot might fulfil those requirements.